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Preface and possible future

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I plan to improve my interviewing skills. This shouldn't prove too difficult, because I currently have next to no experience, as the prospect of asking strangers questions terrifies me. I worry I will be bothering them.  I can be florid and digressive--for example using words like florid and digressive. I'd like to find a way to keep some of my style and still interest readers and professionals. I know that for most journalism, people want much more direct and concise language. Because currently journalism is in such bad shape in our culture, I believe that perhaps it signals an opportunity. We are awash in lies, scams and propaganda. People spend a great deal of time listening and reading about current events, so it is important to them, even if they say they hate journalists. I really would like to contribute in a way that doesn't further divide this country into two sides by dogmatically politicizing everything, while also telling the truth on basic things that matter.  ...